The Ritchie Boys
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  • Summary: Christian Bauer's film "The Ritchie Boys" tells a story that's never been told before. It begins in Camp Ritchie, Maryland, the birthplace of modern psychological warfare, and it ends with the defeat of Germany in May of 1945. After D-Day the Ritchie Boys became a decisive force in the war. Nobody knew the enemy, his culture and his language better than they. Their mission: ascertain and break the enemy's morale. (Tangram)… Expand

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  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    90
    A fascinating documentary with a high entertainment quotient thanks to the fact that the film's surviving subjects prove to be some of the most articulate, not to mention wittiest, octogenarians around.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    80
    Those whose tolerance of Greatest Generation war stories isn't exhausted, not to mention those who still thrive on them, will find the group of men who called themselves the Ritchie Boys good company.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: James Wegg
    80
    Any thinking person – no matter what political stripe or moral belief – needs to see this important film then try to apply its valuable lessons to today's, still, unstable planet.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Drew Tillman
    80
    These are men who know of what they speak; they're also eloquent, erudite, and funny as hell.

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